{"id":28386,"date":"2026-01-05T22:31:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T22:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/?p=28386"},"modified":"2026-01-16T20:26:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T20:26:54","slug":"jesse-james","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/jesse-james\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesse James"},"content":{"rendered":"
Jesse James\r\n \r\n[Verse 1]\r\n  C<\/span>                              F<\/span>             C<\/span>\r\nWhen Jesse James was a lad he\u2019d killed many a man,\r\n                         G7<\/span>\r\nHe robbed the Glendale train,\r\n C<\/span>                               F<\/span>           C<\/span>\r\nAnd the people they did say for many miles away\r\nC<\/span>                 G7<\/span>                C<\/span>\r\nIt was robbed by Frank and Jesse James.\r\n \r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\n    F<\/span>                       C<\/span>\r\nPoor Jesse had a wife who mourned for his life,\r\n                                      G7<\/span>\r\nThree children - they were brave and true\r\n    C<\/span>                            F<\/span>                C<\/span>\r\nBut that dirty little coward who shot Mister Howard\r\n   C<\/span>               G7<\/span>       C<\/span>\r\nHas laid poor Jesse in his grave\r\n \r\n \r\n[Verse 2]\r\n  C<\/span>                              F<\/span>             C<\/span>\r\nIt was on a Saturday night if I remember it right\r\n                                 G7<\/span>\r\nWhen they robbed that Glendale train.\r\n       C<\/span>                           F<\/span>                   C<\/span>\r\nIt was one of the Younger boys who gathered in the spoils,\r\n   C<\/span>                G7<\/span>           C<\/span>\r\nAnd he carried Jesse's monies away.\r\n \r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\n    F<\/span>                       C<\/span>\r\nPoor Jesse had a wife who mourned for his life\r\n                                      G7<\/span>\r\nThree children - they were brave and true\r\n    C<\/span>                            F<\/span>                C<\/span>\r\nBut that dirty little coward who shot Mister Howard\r\n   C<\/span>               G7<\/span>       C<\/span>\r\nHas laid poor Jesse in his grave\r\n \r\n \r\n[Verse 3]\r\n  C                              F             C\r\nHe was standing on a chair just a dustin pictures there\r\n                         G7\r\nHe thought he heard a noise\r\n    C                                 F                      C\r\nWhen he turned his head around, then a bullet smacked him down\r\n C               G7              C\r\nAnd it laid poor Jesse on the floor\r\n \r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\n    F                       C\r\nPoor Jesse had a wife who mourned for his life\r\n                                      G7\r\nThree children - they were brave and true\r\n    C                            F                C\r\nBut that dirty little coward who shot Mister Howard\r\n   C               G7       C\r\nHas laid poor Jesse in his grave\r\n \r\n \r\n[Verse 4]\r\n  C                              F             C\r\nJesse robbed from the rich and he gave to the poor\r\n                              G7\r\nHe never did an un-friendly thing\r\n        C                             F                  C\r\nAnd when his best friend died he was right there by her side\r\n C               G7              C\r\nAnd he lifted off her golden wedding ring\r\n \r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\n    F                       C\r\nPoor Jesse had a wife who mourned for his life\r\n                                      G7\r\nThree children - they were brave and true\r\n    C                            F                C\r\nBut that dirty little coward who shot Mister Howard\r\n   C               G7       C\r\nHas laid poor Jesse in his grave<\/pre>\n
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[Intro]\r\nC<\/span>   F<\/span>  C<\/span>\r\n \r\n(spoken)\r\nC<\/span>\r\nFrank and Jesse James were products of their environment\r\n                   G<\/span>                                                     C<\/span>\r\nThey were sent out into the woods by their parents to forage for berries\r\n                        F<\/span>                  C<\/span>\r\nTruffles, rutabagas and roots of all sorts\r\n                             G<\/span>                     C<\/span>\r\nPut yourself in their place, you'd a been mean too\r\n \r\n[Verse]\r\n                              F<\/span>\r\nWhen Jesse James was a lad he killed many a man\r\n   C<\/span>                   G<\/span>\r\nHe robbed the Glendale train\r\n        C<\/span>                       F<\/span>\r\nAnd the people they did say for many miles away\r\n       C<\/span>         G<\/span>               C<\/span>\r\nIt was robbed by Frank and Jesse James\r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\n     F<\/span>                    C<\/span>\r\nPoor Jesse had a wife who mourned for his life\r\n                          G<\/span>\r\nThree children, they were brave\r\n         C<\/span>                       F<\/span>\r\nBut that dirty little coward who shot Mister Howard\r\n    C<\/span>         G<\/span>            C<\/span>\r\nHas laid poor Jesse in his grave\r\n \r\n[Verse]\r\n                               F<\/span>\r\nIt was on a Saturday night, if I remember right\r\n          C<\/span>                    G<\/span>\r\nWhen they robbed that Glendale train\r\n       C<\/span>                           F<\/span>\r\nIt was one of the Younger boys who gathered in the spoils\r\n       C<\/span>               G<\/span>       C<\/span>\r\nAnd he carried Jesse's monies away\r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\n     F<\/span>                    C<\/span>\r\nPoor Jesse had a wife who mourned for his life\r\n                          G<\/span>\r\nThree children, they were brave\r\n         C                       F\r\nBut that dirty little coward who shot Mister Howard\r\n    C         G            C\r\nHas laid poor Jesse in his grave\r\n \r\n[Verse]\r\n                                  F                       C\r\nHe was standin' on a chair just a-dustin' pictures there\r\n                      G\r\nHe thought he heard a noise\r\n        C                                F\r\nWhen he turned his head around, why that bullet smacked him down\r\n       C         G            C\r\nAnd it laid poor Jesse on the floor\r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\n     F                    C\r\nPoor Jesse had a wife who mourned for his life\r\n                          G\r\nThree children, they were brave\r\n         C                       F\r\nBut that dirty little coward who shot Mister Howard\r\n    C         G            C\r\nHas laid poor Jesse in his grave\r\n \r\n[Instrumental]\r\nC  F  C  G  C  F  C G C\r\n \r\n[Verse]\r\n                                  F\r\nJesse robbed from the poor and he gave to the rich\r\n   C                    G\r\nHe never did a friendly thing\r\n    C                                 F\r\nAnd when his best friend died, he was right there by her side\r\n       C              G              C\r\nAnd he lifted off her golden wedding ring\r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\n     F                    C\r\nPoor Jesse had a wife who mourned for his life\r\n                          G\r\nThree children, they were brave\r\n         C                       F\r\nBut that dirty little coward who shot Mister Howard\r\n    C         G            C\r\nHas laid poor Jesse in his grave<\/pre>\n
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